Flint Hills reports seal pump fire at Corpus refinery

The shut down process caused a flaring event at the 70,000-bpd East Plant, which was reported to local emergency planners. There were no injuries associated with the event, nor was there a call for the community to take action. The seal pump fire was extinguished quickly, the company said.

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By ROSE MARTON-VITALE

Flint Hills Resources on Monday said an unspecified unit was
shut in the East Plant section of its refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas.

The shut down process caused a flaring event at the
70,000-bpd East Plant, which was reported to local emergency
planners.

There were no injuries associated with the event, nor was
there a call for the community to take action. The seal pump
fire was extinguished quickly, company spokeswoman Katie
Stavinoha said.

The Corpus Christi refinery's total East and West Plant
throughput capacity is 300,000 bpd.

hows many days in stopped the process? what about the seal fail? and the seal plan utilized? How many cost this in lost of production and materials and manpower and is this an repetitive event? The annual number of this fail in the plant?